Kōgon-ji Temple

Kōgon-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Tomioka, Gunma. Kōgon-ji Temple is situated nearby to the police station 富岡警察署中高瀬駐在所, as well as near Tomioka Highway Bus Station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tomioka Silk Mill and Gunma Safari Park.

Tomioka Silk Mill

Photo: Hasec, Public domain.

Tomioka Silk Mill is Japan's oldest modern model silk reeling factory, established in 1872 by the government to introduce modern machine silk reeling from France and spread its technology in Japan. Tomioka Silk Mill is situated 1½ km north of Kōgon-ji Temple.

Gunma Safari Park

Zoo

Photo: diloz, CC BY 2.0.

Gunma Safari Park is a zoo, which is situated 1½ km south of Kōgon-ji Temple.

富岡郵便局

Post office

Photo: ステレオタイプ, CC BY-SA 3.0.

富岡郵便局 is a post office, which is situated 1½ km north of Kōgon-ji Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kanra-machi and Shimonita.

Kanra-machi

Town

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Kanra is a town located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 August 2020, the town had an estimated population of 21,749 in 8311 households, and a population density of 220 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 58.61 square kilometres. Kanra-machi is situated 3 km east of Kōgon-ji Temple.

Shimonita

Town

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Shimonita is a town located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 August 2020, the town had an estimated population of 7,058 in 3,292 households, and a population density of 37 persons per km2. Shimonita is situated 9 km west of Kōgon-ji Temple.

Kōgon-ji Temple

Type: Buddhist temple
Description: Buddhist temple in Tomioka, Japan
Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Tomioka, Gunma, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

36.24133° or 36° 14′ 29″ north

Longitude

138.8868° or 138° 53′ 13″ east

Open location code

8Q8W6VRP+GP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 693900339

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q135417267

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In Other Languages

From Indonesian to Japanese—“Kōgon-ji Temple” goes by many names.

Indonesian: “Wihara Kōgon-ji”
Japanese: “光厳寺”
Japanese: “光嚴寺”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 富岡警察署中高瀬駐在所 and Tomioka Highway Bus Station.

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